Schedule of Classes and Assignments== Academic Calendar NOTE JANUARY DATE Ian Canning has negotiated for us and we will not have to change our day the week of Martin Luther King holiday. We will have class on that Tuesday. Communication and Autism Spectrum Disorder EDUC5096 27 classroom hours and 19 field experience
This is the expected outline of the classroom lectures and expected field experiences and assignments. It will be important to keep up with the requirements, if you know that you will be busy a particular week please plan accordingly and complete the planned assignment prior to the date. Please know that my first priority is that you understand the content of this course so that you are able to apply the knowledge to your teaching. With that in mind you have the opportunity to revise papers and projects as outlined in the syllabus. I will provide you feedback on assignments
Name: Semester: Winter 2011-2012
Date
Content
Reading
Assignment
Week 1 Nov 29
3 hours class
Orientation
Review of Course Guidelines and Syllabus Set up of class ( Share, Teach, Practice, Reflect)
Normal communication development Joint attention Verbal development Non-verbal language development Theory of mind Pro-social communication Conversational skills Early differences in development in a child with ASD Differences in brain development Dyspraxia Theory of mind difficulties How the combination of verbal, non-verbal communication and motor planning difficulties impacts social communication. How to take a language sample
Differences in language development in the child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Joint attention Verbal development Non-verbal language development Theory of mind Pro-social communication Conversational skills Early differences in development in a child with ASD Differences in brain development Dyspraxia Theory of mind difficulties How the combination of verbal, non-verbal communication and motor planning difficulties impacts social communication. How to take a language sample
Social and Communication Development in ASD Charman & Stone Chapters 1,2,10
WIKI
Fill out beginning of course questionnaire
Field Work Observation of normal language development in a structured and unstructured activity.
Students will take a language sample in each setting and transcribe the sample.
Week 3 Dec 13
3 hours Class (9)
Field work 3(6)
Systems of Analysis and Assessments of Communication
How to make an analysis of the language sample Review of communication assessments available Kathleen Quill: “Do Watch Listen Say” SCERTS model of communication Standardized measures Michelle Garcia Winner UCC Ziggurat CAP
Social and Communication Development in ASD Charman & Stone Chapters 3,4
WIKI
Field Work Students will observe child with ASD and take language sample in a structured activity and an unstructured activity
Week 4 Jan 10
3 hours (12)
Field Work 3 (10)
Systems of Interventions Evidenced Based Practices Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Functional Communication Training (FCT) Computer-Aided Instruction Naturalistic Interventions
Social and Communication Development in ASD Charman & Stone Chapters 5,6,7
WIKI
Field Work Complete UCC and ISSI and Global Planning forms on one student
Communication and Academics: Particular Challenges for the student with ASD Circle Time Reading Writing Math Sports Community Involvement
Visual Strategies for Improving Communication Linda Hodgdon Part 4,8,10,11 WIKI
Week 8 Feb7
3 Hours (24)
Field Work 3 hours (19)
Written Communication Ideas for teaching writing Ideas for teaching reading comprehension
Field Work Pick one system of intervention and prepare something for your child, demonstrate to class, use the Ziggurat and CAPS to assist you write up as a lesson plan for class
Schedule of Classes and Assignments==
Academic Calendar NOTE JANUARY DATE
Ian Canning has negotiated for us and we will not have to change our day the week of Martin Luther King holiday. We will have class on that Tuesday.
Communication and Autism Spectrum Disorder EDUC5096
27 classroom hours and 19 field experience
This is the expected outline of the classroom lectures and expected field experiences and assignments.
It will be important to keep up with the requirements, if you know that you will be busy a particular week please plan accordingly
and complete the planned assignment prior to the date. Please know that my first priority is that you understand the content of this course
so that you are able to apply the knowledge to your teaching. With that in mind you have the opportunity to revise papers and projects as
outlined in the syllabus. I will provide you feedback on assignments
Name: Semester: Winter 2011-2012
Nov 29
3 hours class
Review of Course Guidelines and Syllabus
Set up of class ( Share, Teach, Practice, Reflect)
Normal communication development
Joint attention
Verbal development
Non-verbal language development
Theory of mind
Pro-social communication
Conversational skills
Early differences in development in a child with ASD
Differences in brain development
Dyspraxia
Theory of mind difficulties
How the combination of verbal, non-verbal communication and motor planning difficulties impacts social communication.
How to take a language sample
Make sure you can access web based material
http://jwucommunicationasd.wikispaces.com/
This is the wikispace.
I have a variety of binders here.
http://www.livebinders.com/shelf/search_author?terms=prakovic
This is my shelf
Dec 6
3 hours class(6)
Field Study
3 hours
Joint attention
Verbal development
Non-verbal language development
Theory of mind
Pro-social communication
Conversational skills
Early differences in development in a child with ASD
Differences in brain development
Dyspraxia
Theory of mind difficulties
How the combination of verbal, non-verbal communication and motor planning difficulties impacts social communication.
How to take a language sample
Charman & Stone
Chapters 1,2,10
WIKI
Field Work
Observation of normal language development in a structured and unstructured activity.
Students will take a language sample in each setting and transcribe the sample.
Dec 13
3 hours
Class (9)
Field work 3(6)
How to make an analysis of the language sample
Review of communication assessments available
Kathleen Quill: “Do Watch Listen Say”
SCERTS model of communication
Standardized measures
Michelle Garcia Winner
UCC Ziggurat CAP
Charman & Stone
Chapters 3,4
WIKI
Students will observe child with ASD and take language sample in a structured activity and an unstructured activity
Jan 10
3 hours (12)
Field Work 3 (10)
Evidenced Based Practices
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
Functional Communication Training (FCT)
Computer-Aided Instruction
Naturalistic Interventions
Charman & Stone
Chapters 5,6,7
WIKI
Complete UCC and ISSI and Global Planning forms on one student
http://www.texasautism.com/training.html#Handouts
Jan 20
3 hours
(15)
Field work 3
(13)
Social Narratives
Speech Generating Devices/VOCA
Video Modeling
Visual Supports
Charman & Stone
Chapters 8,9,10
WIKI
Complete Zuggarat for one child
http://www.texasautism.com/forms
Jan 24
3 hours ( 18)
Field Work 2 (16)
PECS demonstration and practice
Communication Matrix
Technology
Alternative Communication Systems
Linda Hodgdon Part 1,2,3 WIKI
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Complete CAPS for one student
http://www.texasautism.com/AboutBook.html#CAPSforms
Jan 31
3 hours ( 21)
Circle Time
Reading
Writing
Math
Sports
Community Involvement
Linda Hodgdon Part 4,8,10,11
WIKI
Feb7
3 Hours (24)
Field Work 3 hours (19)
Ideas for teaching writing
Ideas for teaching reading comprehension
Pick one system of intervention and prepare something for your child, demonstrate to class, use the Ziggurat and CAPS to assist you write up as a lesson plan for class
Feb 14
3 Hours
(27)